About
The Student Loans Company is a UK public sector organisation providing loans, grants, allowances and bursaries to over one million Further Education and Higher Education students annually, across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We provide a series of seminar and training events delivered by both face-2-face and virtual engagement, through which we engage and communicate with a wide variety of organisations with a role in Further Education and Higher Education.
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Learning Provider Portal Training Events
Introduction
These training events will focus on business-to-business processes and the LP Portal with a specific focus on the administration of loans, financial reporting, and complex interactions.
The training content has been designed to include a mixture of presentations and interactive exercises using scenario-based case studies covering best practice and financial monitoring, along with the opportunity for discussion and Q&A throughout.
At the end of each session, providers will have the opportunity to discuss individual queries with their FE Loans Account Manager.
Training content
The training events will cover a number of areas including:
- Sector and policy updates (LLE update)
- New Academic Year planning – new contracts / learning Aims / LAFILs / Promotion
- The learner journey – application to approved to repayment
- Service Standards – benefits and expectations for learner and provider
- Portal functionality and extraction / bulk importing of data
- Financial Reporting - best practice
- SLC Portal / ESFA ILR requirements and troubleshooting
- Complex scenarios and solutions throughout
- Q&A
Who should attend?
These training events are aimed at managers and staff of all approved Learning Providers and will include interactive exercises and discussion groups. Your laptop is not required for these sessions.
When & Where
14th May 2024 | Birmingham | Birmingham Conference & Events Centre, Birmingham |
15th May 2024 | Exeter | Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel, Exeter |
16th May 2024 | London | Park Plaza Victoria, London |
21st May 2024 | London | Park Plaza Victoria, London |
22nd May 2024 | Sheffield | Mercure St Paul's Hotel, Sheffield |
23rd May 2024 | Newcastle | Copthorne Hotel, Newcastle |
Registration will open at 9am.
The training sessions are expected to run from 10am – 3.30pm.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Cost
The cost per delegate will be £110 + VAT
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Lifelong Learning Entitlement Planning and Awareness Programme
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) Planning & Awareness Programme has been designed to inform and guide you in all aspects of LLE implementation requirements.
Together, SLC and DfE will deliver this programme to share key messages with you, outline policy and business requirements, and explore the implementation timescales.
The agenda will kick off with the opportunity for everyone to attend a plenary session where key messages by SLC and DfE will be shared, followed by the choice of 3 workshops best suited to you.
We will have our information hub installed within each of the venues for you to be able to meet our experts from DfE and SLC who will be pleased to discuss any questions you may have, or to hear about your plans for implementing LLE.
Who should attend?
We would encourage planners, course designers, IAG practitioners and student advice staff to consider this programme to be critical, in preparing for the implementation of the LLE student finance system.
We expect these events to be very popular, we ask that you manage attendance to ensure that key people within your organisation who would most benefit are able to attend.
Dates & Locations
Date | Location |
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30 May 2024 | Pullman London St Pancras, London |
18 June 2024 | Copthorne Hotel, Newcastle |
20 June 2024 | Met Hotel, Leeds |
25 June 2024 | Park Plaza Victoria, London |
26 June 2024 | Apex City of Bath Hotel, Bath |
09 July 2024 | Holiday Inn, Leicester |
10 July 2024 | Midland Hotel, Manchester |
30 July 2024 | The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham |
31 July 2024 | Park Plaza Victoria, London |
The events will start at 9am and finish at 4pm.
Workshops
Course Eligibility and Design
This workshop will outline the changed principles of course collection for LLE, highlighting policy implications and exploring the new funding model which links credits and tuition fee loans.
We will examine course eligibility changes in relation to credit and non-credit bearing courses, special year arrangements, awarding body approvals and the modifications that affect part time and accelerated courses. The workshop will explore strategic business change requirements, enable forward planning for resource and will facilitate preparation. We will highlight key responsibilities and timings for optimum provider readiness.
This workshop is aimed at delegates with current responsibility for designing and managing course information within their organisation.
Applications Process
This workshop will examine the high-level design of the application process for students accessing LLE funding. We will explore the early design and demonstrate concepts in the receipt and processing of applications.
The workshop themes will include the interactions of applications with the LLE Personal Account, including previous funding, course selection and the link to course offers, determination of entitlement, implications for students moving between modular courses and qualifications, and the information delivered to the Student Information Service.
This workshop will be of benefit to delegates who have responsibilities for designing or undertaking student communications about funding and applications, managing attendance and fee policies, or considering admissions and enrolment practices.
Student Eligibility & Entitlement
This workshop will provide an overview of the known student eligibility criteria and funding entitlement policies that will be applied under the LLE.
Content will include a summary and where relevant, supporting examples of student eligibility and LLE funding entitlement for both new students, and the assessment rules for the residual entitlement amounts that will be made available to eligible students who are looking to return to study. The funding elements covered will include, where information is available, LLE Tuition Fee Loans, living cost support, supplementary support such as Grants for Dependants’ and Disabled Students’ Allowance along with the additional funding available for priority subjects or specified longer courses.
This workshop is primarily aimed at delegates who will be involved in the provision of funding information advice and guidance at any stage during a student’s higher education journey but would benefit anyone with an interest in student eligibility and funding entitlement under the LLE.
Planning and Strategy to Support Implementation
This interactive workshop will provide guidance on strategy implementation for LLE, helping HE & FE Providers to assess their business for LLE readiness and explore alternative delivery models.
Throughout the workshop, we will highlight the required changes to student terms and conditions, the scope to expand course curriculum in line with the new LLE course eligibility and the implications for hardship funding.
We will take the opportunity to inform and guide you in the initial aspects of LLE Implementation requirements, share key messages and explore implementation timescales.
This workshop is best suited to delegates with responsibility for strategic planning, identifying future direction and defining a next steps road map to ensure timely implementation of LLE.
User profiles and mindsets
Following extensive research and testing, the DfE will share their LLE student profiles and mindsets with delegates. In breakout groups, drawing on your sector expertise, the DfE will ask you to think about how these profiles and mindsets relate to your university or college and ask you to consider what the future LLE user journey might look like.
Anyone interested in understanding the likely behaviour and characteristics of future LLE students and where demand might emerge from is encouraged to attend. Delegates who are responsible for LLE implementation are likely to benefit the most from attending this workshop. It may also suit delegates who are responsible for marketing, communications, and student admissions.
Accessing HE Student Funding – Discussion Group
The Office for Students (OfS) will deliver the regulatory approach for any third category from academic year 2027/28. In the interim, the existing ALL funding system will remain in operation for providers that have not registered with the OfS under either of the existing categories.
SLC will deliver this informal discussion which will outline the required considerations for providers who are on the OfS register but not currently accessing HE funding, as well as detailing the strategic factors for providers interested in developing new and existing collaborative partnerships.
This discussion group is suitable for anyone wishing to access HE funding and develop a greater understanding of the current OfS registration process.
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